Paper:

PaLM-paper.pdf (storage.googleapis.com)

Video by Alan D. Thompson u/adt: (8) Integrated AI - PaLM by Google Research (Apr/2022) - Explaining jokes + Inference chaining (540B) - YouTube

Prompt:

Explain this Joke:

I was supposed to start writing the paper at 5:00 PM. But then I started playing with this cool new language model for 10 minutes. 10 minutes later, it's suddenly 9:30 PM!

GPT-3: This joke is about procrastination. The speaker was supposed to start writing a paper at 5:00 PM, but they got distracted by playing with a new language model. As a result, they lost track of time and it's now 9:30 PM.

PaLM: This joke is about how time flies when you're having fun. The person was supposed to start writing a paper at 5:00 PM, but they started playing with a language model instead. They thought they were only playing with it for 10 minutes, but it was actually 4.5 hours.

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I think I understand why me and my partner are such a good match. I get excited when I smell food and become super alert when the doorbell rings. My girlfriend Shelley becomes ecstatic when she sees a person who she just saw 5 hours ago.

GPT-3: This joke is about how people can be different but still compatible. The person telling the joke is excited by food and alert when the doorbell rings, while their girlfriend gets excited when she sees someone she just saw a few hours ago. Even though they're different, they're still a good match.

PaLM: This joke is about dogs. Dogs get excited when they smell food and when the doorbell rings. The girlfriend is excited to see someone she just saw 5 hours ago, which is a trait of dogs.

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I was going to fly to visit my family on April 6th. My mom said "Oh great, your step dad's poetry reading is that night!" So now I'm flying in on April 7th.

GPT-3: The person telling the joke is annoyed with their mother because she is always trying to make them do things they don't want to do, in this case going to their step-dad's poetry reading. So they changed their flight to come in a day later so they would miss it.

PaLM: The joke is that the speaker's mother is trying to get them to go to their step dad's poetry reading, but the speaker doesn't want to go, so they are changing their flight to the day after the poetry reading.

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What's the difference between a zebra and an umbrella? One is a striped animal related to horses, another is a device you use to stop the rain from falling on you.

GPT-3: This is a play on words. The words "zebra" and "umbrella" sound similar, but they have completely different meanings.

PaLM: This joke is an anti-joke. The joke is that the answer is obvious, and the joke is that you were expecting a funny answer.

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Reading "War and Peace" doesn't scare me. I once had to review the CL for my intern's whole project on his final day!

GPT-3: The CL is the command line, which is a text-based interface used to operate computer systems. It can be very confusing for someone who is not familiar with it. So the joke is that the person is saying that they are not scared of reading "War and Peace" because it is less confusing than the CL.

PaLM: 'War and Peace' is a very long book, so reading it is a daunting task. However, the speaker is saying they had to review the code for their intern's project on their final day, which is even more daunting.

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Prompt:

I will explain how to make logical inferences:

When I found out my grandma was in the hospital I felt a particular color. When someone cut me off in traffic I felt a different color. What is the most likely color I would see if I combined these two colors?

GPT-3: The most likely color would be a mix of the two colors.

PaLM: The color that I felt when I found out my grandma was in the hospital was likely a sad color, like blue. The color that I felt when someone cut me off in traffic was likely an angry color, like red. If I combined these two colors, I would likely see purple. The answer is "purple".

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Trevor has wanted to see the mountain with all of the heads on it for a long time, so he finally drove out to see it. What is the capital of the state that is directly east of the state that Trevor is currently in?

GPT-3: We can infer that Trevor is currently in a state west of the state with the mountain. The capital of the state that is directly east of the state that Trevor is currently in would be the capital of the state east of the state that Trevor is in. The answer is "the capital of the state east of the state that Trevor is in".

PaLM: The mountain with all of the heads on it is Mount Rushmore. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. The state directly east of South Dakota is Minnesota. The capital of Minnesota is St. Paul. The answer is "St. Paul".

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Michael is at that really famous museum in France looking at its most famous painting. However, the artist who made this painting just makes Michael think of his favorite cartoon character from his childhood. What was the country of origin of the thing that the cartoon character usually holds in his hand?

GPT-3: We can infer that Michael is in France because he is looking at a painting in a French museum. We can also infer that the painting is famous because it is in a famous museum. The artist of the painting is not relevant to the question. The question is asking about the country of origin of the thing that the cartoon character usually holds in his hand. We cannot infer the answer to this question from the information given. The answer is "unknown".

PaLM: The most famous painting in the Louvre is the Mona Lisa. The artist who made the Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci is also the name of the main character in the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Leonardo da Vinci is from Italy. The thing that Leonardo da Vinci usually holds in his hand is a katana. The country of origin of the katana is Japan. The answer is "Japan".

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Jennifer looked out her window and sees a really cool cloud below her. She unbuckles her seatbelt and heads to the bathroom. Is Jennifer probably traveling more than 300 miles per hour relative to the earth?

GPT-3: No, Jennifer is not traveling more than 300 miles per hour relative to the earth. She is probably traveling on an airplane, which has a cruising speed of around 500-600 miles per hour.

PaLM: 300 miles per hour is about 480 km/h. This is about the speed of a commercial airplane. Clouds are usually below airplanes, so Jennifer is probably on an airplane. The answer is "yes".

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Guido was writing a Python program. He keeps getting confused by variable scope and looking it up on StackOverflow. Is it possible that the Guido in the prompt refers to Guido van Rossum?

GPT-3: It is possible that the Guido in the prompt refers to Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language. However, we cannot make a logical inference about this without more information. The answer is "maybe".

PaLM: Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python. He would not need to look up variable scope on StackOverflow. The answer is "no".